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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Little Crow's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Fort where the Santee Sioux are kept until they are finally put on a reservation?
(a) Fort Ridgely
(b) Fort Sherman
(c) Fort Snelling
(d) Fort Defiance

2. What causes the Santee Sioux to want to leave the reservation?
(a) They want to go to their sacred grounds
(b) They leave to attack settlers
(c) they don't have enough food
(d) They leave to attack other Indians

3. What famous chief was leading the Navaho nation in 1860?
(a) Geronimo
(b) Manuelito
(c) Cochise
(d) Crazy Horse

4. What is the name of the Wampanoag chief who was killed in 1675?
(a) Tecumseh
(b) Captain Jack
(c) King Phillip
(d) Red Cloud

5. What large group of Indians lived about a thousand miles north of the Navajo?
(a) the Ute
(b) The Comanche
(c) The Santee Sioux
(d) The Cheyenne

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tribe listed below was not living in the Southeast region of the US when their land was taken?

2. What was the name by which many Indian tribes called Andrew Jackson?

3. What US general declared war on the Navajo and Apache?

4. Who was chief of the Wdewkantons?

5. What is the name of the reservation where the Navajo are forced to live?

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